Academic Publishing (Module 1)

Session Summary

This session will introduce and discuss the practicalities of academic journal publishing. Various means for choosing a target journal will be considered, as will the mechanics of writing an effective paper (including a summary of the aims of each section of an academic report). Strategies for dealing with reviewer comments will also be considered at some length and opportunity will be provided to look at the response-to-reviewer letters of experienced academics. Time will also be made available for questions.

Indicative Feedback for this Session

Thanks very much for the class last night. I’ve been working on a journal article (currently doing a second draft for my supervisors) and this has helped to gather my thoughts about it, especially making sure my outcomes and contribution are clear from the very beginning (Ulster).

Thanks for another massively informative session. It's so helpful to see actual examples of drafts…you present your ideas with great clarity and give us clear steps we can take to achieve desired outcomes (Chichester).

Thank you! It's nice to see a lot of stuff that is hard to find, like examples of review letters and drafts. This was very, very useful for me to see this type of thing for the first time [and to see it] now rather than when I submit a paper. It also sheds some light on the mysteries of publishing and makes it a much less scary task. Thanks again (Greenwich).

A million thanks for these and for the fantastic seminar yesterday. [It] was so practical in its message and…it opened up otherwise impossible to see, behind-the-scenes insights (Huddersfield).

Thanks - very clear on how to approach writing a paper. Brilliant to know how best to respond to reviewers [and the] examples were very useful (Bath Spa).

This has been a really great and informative session. It explains academic publishing in an accessible and clear way – extremely, extremely, helpful. Thank you so much (Royal Holloway).